Japan's War Industry Rapidly Expands Under Government Control
An English engineer who spent years near Japan’s war offices described a vast, tightly controlled mobilization. Japan operates multiple arsenals and four shipyards with hundreds of thousands of workers, building battleships, big guns, armor plate, and torpedoes, largely with English-made machinery and domestic steel. He noted exclusive Japanese control, no foreign workers, and Tokyo plans to make the nation self reliant in naval power. The report stresses Japan’s growing capability and the world’s limited understanding of its war effort.
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Japan
San Francisco
New York
Tokyo
London
Japanese War Office
New York Sun
War Office
Empire
Fhve
Kure
Yamaguchi
Kuré
Naval Arsenal
Port Arthur
England
Imperial Steel Works
Moji
Kiushin
Great Britain
Satsuma
Yokosuka Naval Yards
Xokohama Bay
Tokohama
Yokosuka
Sanis
Torrie
Yokysuka Naval Yard
Maidsuru
Tondo
Slmogoseki
Sasebo
Kyushin
Nagasaki
Malizuru
Tokyo Arsenal
Arms Manufactory
Ujima
Osaka
Kobe
Port Arthim
Bridal coach built in Bridgeport eyes Pittston debut
A maroon and black heart shaped bridal coach costing 1800 dollars, with electric Cupid lamps and eight heart windows, is ready for service in Pittston Pennsylvania with a Pittston driver and cream colored horses. Also notes on H G Wells denying revolution and Garry Thaw’s dream of freedom on Washington’s birthday.
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Pittston
Bridgeport
Conn
New York Sun
Giant Spiders as Hemp Spinners
County Assessor I. D. Brace proposes raising giant spiders to weave webs for rope replacing hemp. He cites African spiders as capable of producing strong webs for nets and suggests incubator-based farming in the United States.
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I. D
Brace
Danvile
New York
Africa
Ivher Fom
Belierve
United States
Uncle Sam seeks healthy cooks for western posts
The Philadelphia North American reports Uncle Sam plans to hire ten expert cooks for Indians and soldiers at western posts. Twenty five Philadelphia women applied, meeting strict health and eyesight criteria. Applicants faced health questions. no under twenty are considered. pay ranges from 430 to 540 dollars yearly with board.
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Sam Lan
Philadelphia
Rapid City
S. D
Agricultural School
North Dakota
Zuni
N. M
Ponca
Okla
Port Bidwell
Cal
Military training urged to quell immigration violence
Goldwin Smith advocates military drill in schools to defend public order amid a large inflow of immigrants. A dispatch from Ithaca notes concerns over alien influence and calls for citizen guards alongside paid troops to keep the republic safe during upheaval. The report also highlights a Spanish invention to seal liquids and prevent tampering with bottles, presented by Don Raimundo Garbarro Julian of Jerez de la Frontera.
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Goldwin Smith
Cornel
Ithaca
Europe
Bettis
B. H. Ridgely
Barcelona
Spain
United States
Don Raimundo Garbarro Julian
Jerez de la Frontera
Submarine Bell Proves Handy for Navigators Along Coast
Reports from captains of ocean and coastwise steamers confirm the submarine bell under hulls of lightships and buoys aided navigation. On January 17 a northeast gale and snow let observers hear bells from Raiserin Auguste Victoria, Ambrose Snow, and Cornfield lightship at varying distances. The Saxonia also heard the bell five miles from Boston lightship, signaling reliability in rough seas.
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New York Tribune
Auguste Victoria
Sandy Hook
Ambrose Snow
F. Dimock
Cornfield
Saxonia
Boston
Persian Shah Faces Tension Over Unstable Palace Telephones
An obscure wartime voice sequence recalls tension around the Persian shah amid reports of a broken palace telephone link to a public square. The scene references jeering crowds and the fear of unrest, with distant voices and a note of political strain in Tehran.
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Shah
Persia
Ali Tiave
Fiello Shah
Mustapha
Beno
Making Over a Mountain in Helena Park Project
The article describes Helena Montana's plan to transform Mount Helena into a forest park with no natural water source. A spiral path to the summit leads to an ornate pavilion and caves for wildlife, with deer elk and other animals added as limits expand locally.
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Federal Bureau
Mount
Londa
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Fragmentary note mentions an item related to the Revs and bringing it back. Unable to identify clear event or entities from the text.
Drinks and Riots at Ninety-Four Pastry Cook Charged
Duncan Cunningham a ninety four year old pastry cook was charged at Lambeth police court with being drunk on licensed premises and willful damage at the Astbury Arms Peckham. A constable said he was called to take him into custody and the landlord claimed he broke the plate glass panel of the bar door with two walking sticks.
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Grace
Portland
Tee
Ealier
Gracie
Duncan Cunningham
Lambeth
London
Astbury Armes
Astbury Road
Peckham
Bar Coor
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